UFC Fight Night 87 is in the books! The results are as follows:
- Alistair Overeem defeats Andrei Arlovski by TKO at 1:12 of the second round
- Stefan Struve defeats Antonio Silva by TKO at 0:16 of the first round
- Gunnar Nelson defeats Albert Tumenov via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:15 of the second round
- Germaine de Randamie defeats Anna Elmose by TKO at 3:46 of the first round
- Nikita Krylov defeats Francimar Barroso via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:11 of the second round
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz defeats Heather Jo Clark by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Rustam Khabilov defeats Chris Wade by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Magnus Cedenblad defeats Garreth McLellan by TKO at 0:47 of the second round
- Josh Emmett defeats Jon Tuck by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Reza Madadi defeats Yan Cabral by TKO at 1:56 of the third round
- Kyoji Horiguchi defeats Neil Seery by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
- Leon Edwards defeats Dominic Waters by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Ulka Sasaki defeats Willie Gates via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:30 of the second round
Next up? UFC 198 on Saturday.
The UFC has finally pulled the trigger on an event in a soccer stadium, and it has pulled out all the stops to make this card a success, despite Brazil’s current political troubles.
Atop the card is heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum, who will defend his strap against Stipe Miocic. Behind him? A slew of Brazilian champions and contenders including Cris Cyborg, Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort.
There’s a lot to talk about on this card, but which questions are the hottest? Read on and find out.